My Rock Stuff (2)   Well, it’s such a sore area - what we all like in the music scene. I’m no afficianado or expert but as a friend said,’I know what I like’.   I met a few music snobs along the way. You will too. Hmmmmm. Begone folks!   Kids I hope you...

ALL MY ROCK STARS ARE DYING (1)   Towards the end of 1969 I bought a ticket for a movie called ‘WOODSTOCK’ at the ABC LOTHIAN ROAD, Edinburgh.   Woodstock, a place in high New York, USA, based in Max Yagurs farm, forever to live in the popular music parlance...

Hello fine grandkids, how’s things wherever you are? We are just into September 2025 here on planet earth. The headlines don’t change much - war, death, famine, political lies and greedy rich people. The biggest shame is our lack of work towards any meaningful action...

January is a miserable month, all downhill, bad luck or so the empty papers and radio news reports say.   On Monday 20th January it’s called blue Monday, worst day of the year, so says the media? Well today is the day that Donald Trump, an odious human being will...

NEW YEAR 2025!!   Happy New Year my bonnie weans! It’s 2025 - what does that mean to us - you in your tiny years of innocence, Sandy the honourable exception - and me here in my closing months of three score and ten. Hmmmmmmm!   I think there is something...

Well, its 25th December 2024 my bonnie bairns and we are all in the middle of what people call the happy and peaceful best days of the year. Really?   Anyway, whatever.. Happy Christmas my weans, Sandy, university going ok? Alba primary 3 going ok? And your...

Today Wednesday 6th November 2024, the election result for president of the USA was announced just short of the official result, but the almost schizoid model of democracy points to a fairly accurate outcome.   Oh kids , on this day I weep for this world. I...

It’s 26th July and the Olympic Games have their launch in Paris this evening, intriguingly based along and in the River Seine, the first time the opening ceremony has not been based in sports stadium.   Oh what opportunity for middle class opinionators! The...

POST ELECTION   We’ve had our General Election, UK wide on 4th July, it’s the 7th today and the media repetition of ‘whatiffery’ continues to cause mental health issues across the nation. Though, for sure, not the same issues for all.   Who is at the top of...

FOURTH OF JULY   Hi kids, children and loved grand weans, I continue to scribble stuff in the probably vain hope that when you are older you will read some of them and maybe look at your world, as it is, and see how it is and importantly be active in the issues...